SERIOUS DROUGHT
SOUTH AFRICA'S PLIGHT
THOUSANDS OF SHEEP DEAD
FARMERS ON RATIONS
United Press Association—By .Electric Telegraph—Copyright.1 . ~ (Received May 27, 11 a.m.) CAPE TOWN, May- 26. The Union Parliament was opened by llio Governor-General with tho usual formalities. Tho speech, indicated a short session to deal with the Budget and urgent measures to cope with ■unemployment and widespread drought and distress. ■ Tho seriousness of tho drought is impressed on tho public by tho reference in the speech at the openiag of Parliament. Members tell tragic stories of farmers, affluent three years ago|.and now reduced to poverty and subsisting on-rations issued by Magistrates. The drought affects.i tho ■•Free State, the north-west of'tho Cape Province, and the Midlands. Maize crops have been reduced from 20,000,000 to 9,000,000 bags, and none will bo available for export. ! It is anticipated that the Government will distribute maize to feed stock. Thousands of sheep have died, and the railway resources will be taxed to the utmost in removing stock to pasturage, but isolated areas are in a hopeless condition.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 123, 27 May 1933, Page 13
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